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May The Art of Jesus
Don't miss a new exhibition of pictures, all depicting Jesus, which is currently on display in Gloucestershire. Read the full story. Chill puts a damper on VE party mood
Hundreds of people got in the wartime mood and flocked to Kemble Airfield on Saturday for a celebratory feast of nostalgia to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Read the full story Roots
Gordon King, from Highnam, grew up in the small riverside town of Newnham. He often returns to the town -especially the picturesque churchyard. Read the full story
War Stories Wanted!
As Gloucestershire celebrates the VE Day anniversary we want YOUR family war stories. Read the full story County Election Results 2005
County Council Elections were held in Gloucestershire on 5th May 2005. Read the full story Commando Joe Polar Challenge result
Commando Joe were narrowly pipped at the winning post by race rivals Team Hardware.com. Read the full story Do mention the war!
Check out our list of events in Gloucestershire marking the 60th anniversary of VE Day. Read the full story April
Following in the footsteps of Dick Whittington
BBC Gloucestershire's Mark Cummings is preparing to follow in the footsteps of Dick Whittington... Read the full story
Meet the MPE Band
Quirky Philadelphia based trio Maggi, Pierce, and E.J. are on their way to Cheltenham...Read the full story
Pidgeon takes flight
What would you say if someone offered you the chance to jump off a 120 foot cliff? BBC Gloucestershire's Anna Pidgeon said yes, of course! Read the full story The money pit - part 2
Jeremy and Louise continue their renovation story in the second part of our Money Pit features. Read the full story Chaplain to the Cherry & Whites
Rugby fan Rev. Steve Austin-Sparks landed a dream job when he was appointed as Chaplain to Gloucester Rugby Club. Read the full story In the Miller Mood
Get ready for a nostalgia-fest at Kemble Airfield with the VE Day memorial concert... Read the full story
Prepare to cower behind the sofa
Doctor Who is back. But did you know that the Time Lord has visited Gloucestershire? And can you make a scarier monster than us? Read the full story
The money pit - part 1
Renovation can be an expensive business but one couple in Gloucestershire went that extra mile to get their dream home. Read the full story Welsh Inspection
Simon Lewis reviews The Government Inspectors, a comedy on at The Playhouse Theatre in Cheltenham.Read the full story
World War II memories...
Dennis Wood, from Cheltenham, served on HMS Moorsom during World War II. Read his compelling account of the war years. Read the full story Commando Joe stakes their claim
The Commando Joe team prepare for their 350 mile polar race with a mini expedition in the area around Canada's second most northern community. Read the full story
People's War volunteers wanted
Can you help the BBC undertake its biggest-ever history project? We need an army of volunteers to collect WW2 memories. Read the full story Weather watcher
12-year-old James Trickey is one of the youngest weather forecasters in the world... Read the full story It's a frog's life
Colin Green is the environmental advisor for Severn Trent Water and he has a passion for frogs. In this feature he talks about our amphibian friends. Read the full story Art that's good enough to eat
Most artists would be very cross if you ate their work, but not Prudence Emma Staite. She makes portraits and sculptures from chocolate. Read the full story Stressy!
Stevie Davies from Stroud feels she's keeping it together while revising for her GCSEs. However, according to her little Brother Joe, it's turned her in to a nightmare to live with. Read the full story March Alan's Zulu Mission
Alan Gibbs from Cheltenham is a member of the 1879 Group who aims to spread knowledge and interest in the Zulu War. Read the full story Finding the Arctic in Gloucestershire
A research facility capable of recreating any climate on the planet will play an essential role in training a team intent on setting a record for racing to the North Pole on foot. Read the full story Boston Bells
Did you know te oldest bells in North America are more than 260 years old, and were made here in Gloucestershire? Read the full story Tomfoolery at The Playhouse
Simon Lewis reviews Tomfoolery - a recent production by The Ad Hoc Theatre Company at The Playhouse in Cheltenham. Read the full story Meet Patsy Palmer...
Patsy Palmer is perhaps best known for her scream of "Rick-eee" in EastEnders. But she 's now taken on a theatrical role that combines comedy, singing, and dancing. Read the full story Prime Minister Questioned
Tony Blair came to BBC Radio Gloucestershire to be questioned on air by listeners. Listen again to the phone-in and see the pictures of his visit. Read the full story Swinging into Action
A Gloucestershire blacksmith has won a prestigious award for manufacturing a set of huge gates... Read the full story Mosaic Madness
A replica Roman mosaic - the Orpheus pavement - has once more been put on display to the public in Gloucestershire. Read the full story Meet Aled Jones...
Songs of Praise presenter Aled Jones popped into BBC Gloucestershire to talk about the much loved religious programme and his stint on Strictly Come Dancing. Read the full story The aftermath of the tsunami
Fred Ramsey, from Gloucester, has just returned from getting a first hand view of the devastation caused to Sri Lanka by the Boxing Day tsunami. Read the full story
Severn Bore
Check out the pictures of one of the biggest Severn Bores for ages, which washed along the River Severn in Gloucestershire. Read the full story More Severn Bore!
All you need to know about how the Severn Bore is caused from BBC Weatherman Richard Angwin. Read the full story Red Nose Day
Watch the videos from 'Our Comic County' featuring stand-up comedians, music, and even a singing dog! And let us know what you're doing for Comic Relief. Read the full story People's War: Our World
The BBC Learning Centre is leading an exciting project to gather the war memories of Gloucester's multicultural communities. Read the full story People's War: the Commonwealth contribution
Sixty years on, many in Britain have forgotten - or simply don't know - the invaluable contribution the men and women of the Commonwealth and other countries made to the war effort. Read the full story
Anna the home improvement guru
BBC Gloucestershire caught up with TV interior design guru Anna Ryder Richardson for a chat about DIY and her new BBC series Staying Put. Read the full story February Living with losing a baby
Ruth and Matt Wong's faith was tested by the loss of their unborn child. Read the full story
Working Mum
Rhyannon Boyd, of Cam in Gloucestershire, contemplates how much of her daughter's life she's missing out on while being at work. Read the full story Living with Multiple Sclerosis
Ian Spink, from Churchdown in Gloucestershire, explains how Multiple Sclerosis has influenced his life and faith. Read the full story The boar wars
If you go down to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, you may just get a big, hairy surprise because there are wild boar on the loose. Read the full story Sing when you're winning!
The Oriel Singers from Cheltenham have been awarded the prestigious title of BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2005. Read the full story A tepid tribute welcome
BBC Gloucestershire reviewer Ian Randall went along to the Town Hall in Cheltenham to see Both Sides of Phil Collins. Read the full story Feathery Fun with Philippa
Philippa Forrester opened the Great West Bird Fair 2005 at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge. Check out the photo galleries and interviews. Read the full story Dressed to Thrill
Our resident theatre critic Simon Lewis reviews "The Dresser" at Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre, starring Julian Glover and Nicholas Lyndhurst. Read the full story
Private Lives
Simon Lewis reviews Noel Coward's comedy Private Lives which is now on at The Playhouse Theatre in Cheltenham. Read the full story Gardening Questions Answered
Got a green-fingered gripe? Our Gardening Guru Reg Moule answers your latest problems.Read the full story The burning of Bishop Hooper
Gloucester Cathedral will be marking the 450th anniversary of one of the bloodiest chapters in Gloucester's history. Read the full story The Bishop Hooper story
The Dean of Gloucester,The Very Revd Nicholas Bury, imagines what it was like to be Bishop Hooper in 1555. Read the full story Behind the fin
Moira Mann has just won three auspicious awards for the latest in her series of shark films. She's passionate about improving the image of the much-feared predator. Read the full story Living with Tourette Syndrome
Stroud composer Crimea Butler explains how Tourette Syndrome has influenced his life and faith. Read the full story Chinese New Year - Year of the Rooster
In 2005, Chinese New Year is on 9th February. The New Year will be the Year of the Rooster. Kung hei fat choy! Read the full story What it means to be a Rooster!
Find out the characteristics of a Rooster and the other characters in Chinese astrology. Read the full story Al-Hijra: New Years Day
This festival commemorates the Hijra (or Hegira) in 622 CE when the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) moved from Mecca to Medina. Read the full story Keith and Jackie's flight of fancy
The National Birds of Prey Centre, just outside Newent, is home to around 180 birds of prey including eagles, owls, falcons, vultures and hawks... and it's just changed owners! Read the full story Our Comic County
Have you got funny bones? Tell us your best joke and you could be a part of Our Comic County, BBC Gloucestershire's comedy showcase in aid of Comic Relief 2005. Includes details of audition venues. Read the full story Wonders of Westonbirt
Get ready for a display of the exotic and wild at the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire this Spring. Read the full story January Learning to drive, is it really worth it?
Teenager Fay Daniels is getting increasingly frustrated with the various tests, delays and rising costs of learning to drive. In fact, she's beginning to wonder whether it's worth all the trouble. Read the full story
Volunteers scoop top award
BBC Gloucestershire's CSV Action Desk has won a prestigious award for their Make A Difference Day. Read the full story Feeling fit on Friday
BBC Gloucestershire's Feelgood Friday saw the Learning Centre become a one-stop health shop, featuring a range of activities, expert advice and the stars of BBC1's Fat Nation. Read the full story Pulling together...
Gloucestershire's Stefan Hopkins went out to Sri Lankan to provide support in the aftermath of the tsunami on Boxing Day. Stefan tells us the story of how one fishing boat was rescued from the ocean. Read the story My Gift
Grant Harman has Asperger's Syndrome. Although seen by some as a disability Grant considers it a gift. Read the full story Learning about Auschwitz
Leon Greenman, the only Englishman in Auschwitz, came to Gloucester to talk about his experiences as a Jew during the Holocaust.Read the full story
Harry Potter wizardry
Check out the latest additions to our online gallery where we put YOU in the picture at Hogwarts. Read the full story Green fingered advice from the Gardening Guru
Gloucestershire's gardening expert Reg Moule with the latest batch of answers to your problems. Read the full story 'A scene of utter devastation...'
Gloucestershire based search and rescue agency SARAID went to Sri Lanka to help with the disaster relief effort. Stefan Hopkins, director of the agency, recorded an audio diary for us. Read the full story 'Game on' for Commando Joe
Preparations for the 2006 Atlantic Rowing Challenge have been boosted with the Commando Joe team taking delivery of a specially designed 29ft rowing boat. Read the full story Jamaican Trek
A local famous face in football is preparing for a trek up one of the highest points in the West Indies. Tim Harris is getting ready for a charity challenge in Jamaica.Read the full story Flocking to Horton Road
A Gloucester cemetery has recruited a team of four-legged maintenance specialists (aka sheep) to maintain its grass. Read the full story The pig issue
Are a colony of wild boar breeding in the Forest? Following reports of horse-chasing, field-digging and supermarket-invading by the hefty porkers, speculation is growing. Read the full story On the pull
Local 'musher' Sean Thompson is taking his loyal team of huskies to compete in the 2005 Aviemore Sled Dog Rally. Read the full story BBC Radio Gloucestershire is coming to Cheltenham
BBC Radio Gloucestershire is taking to the road - travelling the length and breadth of the county finding out what makes it tick and the next stop is Cheltenham. Read the full story Feelgood Friday update
You and your family can eat, think and dance your way to a healthier future in 2005 - with the BBC's help. Find out more on Feelgood Friday at the BBC Learning Centre, on January 28. Read the full story On The Right Road
Former heroin addict Tony Birt has is using his experience to help others. Read the full story Second World War - 60 years on
This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War. BBC Gloucestershire will be at the heart of events in the county, keeping you up to date with what's happening. Read the full story A Year of Wildlife
Coombe Hill nature reserve is a 214 acre wildlife haven near Gloucester. BBC Gloucestershire's Brian Bailey will be following its fortunes over the coming year. Read the full story Simply the test
Following a report claiming that most drivers would fail a driving test re-take, BBC Gloucestershire's Anna Pidgeon took up the gauntlet. Guess what happened? Read the full story The puzzle of the prickly pet ...
A wayward porcupine has been found in the Forest of Dean. Hear it growl! Read the full story
Never mind a wild goose chase...
BBC Gloucestershire's Rupert Upshon went to Standish to watch a vet catch three of the resident peacocks - an easy task, or so he thought! Read the full story Taking on the Inca Challenge
Cotswold-based reporter Paul Bull is planning to tackle one of the world's toughest events in South America next year. Read the full story The simple bare necessities
Intrepid BBC Gloucestershire reporter Naomi Wordley went along to a naturist barbecue in Newent during the summer to find out what exactly goes on.Read the full story Return to the Features Index
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